CVE-2012-0201

IBM Personal Communications iSeries Access WorkStation 5.9 Profile

Severity Score

9.3

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Stack-based buffer overflow in pcspref.dll in pcsws.exe in IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x before 5.9.8 and 6.0.x before 6.0.4 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long profile string in a WorkStation (aka .ws) file.

Desbordamiento de buffer de pila en pcspref.dll de pcsws.exe de IBM Personal Communications 5.9.x anteriores a 5.9.8 y 6.0.x anteriores a 6.0.4 permiten a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una cadena de perfil extensa ("long profile string") en un archivo WorkStation (.ws).

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 9.3

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-12-14 CVE Reserved
2012-02-28 First Exploit
2012-02-29 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-31 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb	X_refsource_misc
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws	X_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73127	Vdb Entry
https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539	2012-02-29
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18539	2024-08-06
http://www.stratsec.net/Research/Advisories/IBM-Personal-Communications-I-Series-Access-WorkSt	2024-08-06
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/ibm_pcm_ws.rb	2012-02-28

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC81539	2017-08-29
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21586166	2017-08-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				5.9.7.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "5.9.7.0"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				5.9.7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "5.9.7.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Personal Communications Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications"				6.0.3.0 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Personal Communications" and version "6.0.3.0"		-		Affected